Migmatite

noun

/mɪɡmətʌɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAny rock of mixed appearance, being an intimate mixture of granite and older rock, specifically from intense metamorphism which partially melts the rock, causing it to recrystallize in a state intermediate between igneous and metamorphic.

Synonyms

migmatization agmatite metasomatite chorismite pegmatite granulite mischio glimmerite gneissoid miascite magmatism metamict

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